US rockets and bombs dropped 2 bombs on mountains near Angoor Adda in Pakistan after a US patrol hit and Taliban fire 4 rockets at the Macha Dad Kot U.S fire base in Shkin.
Bal. Post 9/29/03 ;
Jang.news 9/29/03;
Jihad Unspun 9/25/03 and 9/28/03
Charar Bolak area of Balkh
Balkh
Suspected Taliban late Sun. Burn tents of a girls' school and also left off night letters in region. On Sat., a girls' school in Nangarhar was also torched.
AP 9/29/03
Day : September 29, 2003
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near Shkin fire base
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Taliban attack a US patrol with small arms fire, killing a soldier of 10th Mountain, Evan O'Neill, 19, and injuring 2 others. Bagram propaganda center says 2 of the attackers were also killed.
Jang.news 9/30/03 ; AP 9/30/03; AP 9/30/03 - D. Cooney.
house north of Angoor Adda in South Waziristan
Pakistan
US warplanes
At 2 PM US planes bombed house of Badshad Jan, 2 kms. north of Angoor Adda, according to eyewitnesses. No one was luckily killed becuae two men of the house were away and the 2 women were fetching water. Also, heavy US bombing and fighting in Birmal, captured by Taliban over a month ago.
Dara-i-Noor (Dar-i-Nur) village in Shahwalikot-Nish area, 60 kms. north of Kandahar
Kandahar
10-18
1-4
On Wed. Night, ~16 Taliban attack a 2-vehicles patrol carrying troops, killing 10-18 of them (possibly also 2 adolescents riding along). Helicopter gunships called-in, allegedly kill 'four suspected Taliban guerrillas' according to suspect source (Gen. Atta Mohammad of Kandahar). Others sources like the AP report 1 Taliban killed.
Reuters 10/2/03 ; Dawn 10/3/03 ; AFP 10/2/03 at 6:40 AM; jang.news 10/2/03 ; AP 10/3/03.
Day : October 1 - 2, 2003
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Baghar village very near to Angoor Adda in South Waziristan
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A large group of Pak. Forces and Cobra attack helicopters move into village of 50-60 mud compounds, Baghar, about 2 kms. from Angoor Adda at 5:30 AM, Tuesday. 12 Cobra helicopters strafed the village, destroying houses of 3 tribesmen - Sakhi, Anar Gul and Saloomay. Pak. troops arrested 10-18 persons (incl. 4 Chechans, 6 Afghans) Journalists and locals claim ~30 persons killed incl. tribesmen. The Pak. Operation was probably launched to impress high-level American visitors to Islamabad (Armitage and Rocca).
AP 10/2/03 - M. Ahmad;
Reuters 10/2/03 at 3:21 AM ET;
Dawn 10/3/03 - I. Khan;
Jang.news 10/4/03 - B.Khan;
Jihad Unspun 10/2/03 and 10/6/03
Day : October 2, 2003
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area around Orgun-e fire base
Paktika
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Taliban ambushed 2 fuel tanker trucks, carrying fuel from Kabul to the US fire base. Militants beheaded 2 people and abducted remaining four.
Placed on route used by Canadian patrol, explodes killing 2 Canadian ISAF soldiers and injuring 3 others.
Globe & Mail 10/7/03;
BBC News 10/2/03
Day : October 3, 2003
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Khak-e-Afghan (Khakheran) district, 190 kms. northeast of Kandahar
Zabul
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~50 Taliban attacked gov't district office, Shootout ensues in which (according to unreliable deputy Zabul governor, a Mohammed Omer), 2 Talibs killed.
PTI/AP 10/4/03 in Express India 10/4/03
US fire base at Zormat, 100 kms. south of Kabul
Paktia
rockets
In July 2003 after the 14-day Operation Warrior Sweep involving US and Italian troops, US set up this new fire base in Zormat. Since then, it is frequently attacked by 107 mm. Rockets (incl. on Aug. 16, 2003).
AFP 10/5/03 cited in Arab Times 10/5/03 ; Dawn 8/19/03 ; jang.news 8/19/03 ; News24 7/8/03 at 13:56.
Taliban attack vehicles of the NGO, DAFA (Demining Agency for Afghanistan), wounding a DAFA employee and destroying 2 vehicles. DAFA worked with UN demining agency. On Friday, attackers also held up and stole a car belonging to Mine Dog Center in Zabul.
Reuters 10/4/03 at 9:12 AM ET - D. Brunnstrom
Bolan district, 7 kms. west of Lashkar Gah
Helmand
2
Taliban attack Afghan post on Sat. night, killing 2 and injuring 3 others.
Jang.news 10/5/03 ;
Jihad Unspun 10/6/03 and 10/7/03.
close to Kandahar
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On Sat. night, Taliban attacked a gov't convoy of 2 vehicles, killing 10 troops, 2 civilians. 1 Talib killed.
Jihad Unspun 10/6/03 and 10/7/03
Day : October 5, 2003
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near Orgun-e fire base
Paktika
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~ 15 Taliban attacked US patrol on Sunday night. Firefight ensues in which Bagram propaganda center says 1 Taliban killed. Also on Sunday, 2 other US bases struck - one called Ghecko near Kandahar hit with 4 rockets and another near Jalalabad hit with 2 rockets. Ghecko base is regularly struck by rockets.
AP 10/6/03 ;
AFP 10/6/03
U.S. base near Khost
Paktia
Sun. night , Taliban fired rockets and other ordnance at the US base. Air support called-in which bombed surrounding areas. Firefight lasted 1 hour after which rebels withdrew.
